September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with a length of 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on the 1st of September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is on the 1st of September.
September symbols: The birthstone of September is the sapphire. The birth flowers for September are the forget-me-not, morning glory and aster. The zodiac signs for the month of September are Virgo (until September 21) and Libra (from September 22 onwards).
Historical Events for September, 1715
Day of Week 1st » King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1715
15th » Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (d. 1789)
22nd » Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist (d. 1786)
30th » Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (d. 1780)
Famous Deaths for September 1715
1st » François Girardon, French sculptor (b. 1628)
1st » Louis XIV of France (b. 1638)
14th » Dom Pérignon (monk) known as Dom Pérignon, French monk (b. 1638)